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Cutting interest rates early will cause hyperinflation

October 3, 2024

The Federal Reserve’s recent decision to cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75% to 5%, despite inflation…

September 19, 2024

In a reduction in policy interest rates – for the first time in 4 years – by 50 bp. in the range of 4.75%…

September 5, 2024

The Bank of Canada proceeded with its third consecutive reduction in interest rates. Its prime lending rate fell to 4.25%. The 25 basis point…

July 11, 2024

In the cases over the decades where Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) has been applied, not a few have been spent reacting to the relevant…

June 20, 2024

Six months ago, the world’s major central banks were preparing for a move that would reward anyone with a credit card or hoping to…

June 13, 2024

The ECB decided to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on the same day it raised its own inflation estimates for 2024 and…

May 30, 2024

In April, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers drew laughs from investors when he said the Fed’s next move might be tightening, not easing….

May 23, 2024

The US Federal Reserve is in a race to prevent an imminent collapse in the US government bond market. High US debt yields are…

May 23, 2024

The FED raised interest rates above 5%, yet the US economy is not broken. The bond yield curve has been inverted since 2022 and…